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WOOD BUNDLING MACHINE No. 325,483. v Patented Sept. 1, 1885.

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WOOD BUNDLING MACHINE.

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JOSEPH XV. BLAISDELL, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

WOOD-BUNDLING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 325,483, dated September 1, 1885.

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Be it known that I, J osEPH W. BLAISDELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ced-Bundling Machines, fully described and represented in the following specification and the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the same.

This invention relates to an apparatus which is designed for use in bundling small sticks of wood-such as are prepared for kindlings and for other similar purposes.

In making up this class of materials into bundles it is necessary that the pieces which are to form a bundle should be pressed and held very tightly together while the cord is being tied about them, so that after the cord is tied and they are released from pressure they will spread sufficiently to keep the cord tight and hold the several pieces of which the bundle is composed in place.

It is the object of the present invention to provide a simple and compact apparatus by which the several sticks or pieces of kindlingwood or other similar material which are to be tied together to form a bundle can be pressed and held closely together during the operation of tying, and by which, when the tying is completed, the bundle can be readily released, so as to be removed from the apparatus.

As the mechanism embodying the invention can best be understood by a detailed description of its construction and operation, such description will now be given, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is an elevation of the complete apparatus. Fig. 2 is a similar View, partly in section, looking from the, right of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken upon the line a; w of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the apparatus, and Fig. 5 is a horizontal section taken on the line 4 y of Figs. 2 and 3.

Referring to said drawings, it is to be understood that A A area pair of upright pieces which form the support for the table or platform B, upon the top of which is arranged a U -shaped rack or support, 0, of sufficient size to receive the quantity of wood to form a bundle. The sides 0 c of the rack O are pro vided with slots 2, through which the cord with which the bundle is to be tied is passed before the wood is placed in the rack, and which permit the cord to be brought up and tied around the bundle while the latter rests in the rack under pressure, as will hereinafter appear.

The uprights A are provided at a suitable distance below the platform 13 with a crossbeam, D, in which is supported a vertical shaft, E, the upper end of which rests in a bearing, 3, secured to the under side of the platform B. The shaft E is screw-threaded, and works in a nut formed in a verticallymoving head, F, which is guided upon ribs 4, extending from the inner sides of the uprights A. The head F is provided with two laterallyextending arms, f, to the ends of which are secured the opposite ends of a pair of rods, 9, which are bent so as to form yokes which pass around the platform B and above the rack O. The lower end of the shaft E is provided with a bevel fIlClZlOll'WhGBl, H, the periphery of which lies in close proximity to a pair of similar friction-wheels, I K, mounted upon a horizontal shaft, M, which is support ed in bearings secured to the sides of the uprights A, and is provided with a belt-pulley, N, by which it is driven from any suitable source of power.

The shalt M is made capable of a slight longitudinal movement in its bearings, and is provided at its end opposite to the pulley N with a collar, 5, having a circumferential groove, in which rest one or more studs, 6, extending inward from a band, 7, which encircles the collar 5, and is secured to the end of a hand-lever, O, which is fulornmed in a bracket extending from the upright A. The lever O is provided upon its inner side with two projections or lugs, 8, between which rests one end of a lever, 9, which is fulcrumecl on the upright A, and has its opposite end bifurcated, so as to straddle a web, 10, extending from one of the arms f of the head F.

The operation of the apparatus just described is asfollows: The cord with which the bundle of kindling-wood or other similar material is to be tied having been passed through the slots 2, the pieces of wood to form the bundie will be piled between the sides 0 of the rack O on top of the cord. Then a suliicient quantity of the wood to form a bundle has been placed in position in the rack, the handlever will be shifted so as to movcthe shaft M longitudinally and bring the wheel K into engagement with the wheel H. This will cause the shaft E to revolve, so as to draw the head F downward and bring the yokes g to bear 011 the top of the bundle of wood held between the sides 0 of the rack O, and this will continue until the pieces forming the bundle have been sufficiently pressed together. The parts will be so proportioned and adjusted that as soon as the bundle has been sufiiciently pressed together to be ready for tying the long arm of the lever 9, which has been moved downward during this operation by' the head F,will have arrived at such a point as to bring the short arm of the lever into engagement with the upper one of the lugs 8, thereby rocking the lever 0, so as to move the shaft M longitudinally and throw the wheel K out of engagepiled in the rack.

ment with the wheel H, thus arresting the further movement of the head F, and holding the bundle of wood confined between the yokes g and the sides a of the rack. The cord which rests beneath the bundlein the slots 2 can then lze raised upward through the slots and tied around the bundle. As soon as the tying is completed the hand-lever 0 will be shifted, so as to throw the wheel I into engagement with the wheel H. This will reverse the movementof the shaft E, so as to carry the head F upward, thus raising the yokes. g away from the bundle to permit its removal from the rack 0. As soon as the head F and yokes 9 have been moved upward sufficiently for this purpose the short arm of thelever 9 will come into engagement with the lower one of the lugs 8, thereby rocking the lever O and shifting the shaft M, so as to throw the wheel I out of engagement with the wheel H and arrest the parts in their original position, after which another bundle of wood can be placed in position and the operation repeated.

In order to aid in the even piling of the bundle of wood in the rack 0, there will preferably be provided a plate, as P, against which the ends of the pieces of wood can abut as they are This plate is secured to the sides of the rack by means of rods 11, andthese rodswill preferably be screw-threaded and provided with nuts, by which theposition of the plate can be shifted so as to accommodate wood whichis sawed to different lengths.

The apparatus just described may, a's will readily be seen,be varied in many of the details of its construction without departing from the principle or losing the advantages of the invention. The rack or support 0, instead of being composed of two arms which are slotted to receive the cord, may in some cases, particularly where the wood which is to be bundled is of considerable length, have each of its sides composed of two or more independent arms arranged some distance from each other, in which case the cord can be introduced between the arms. The yokes 9, instead of extending entirely over the platform and being attached at both their ends to the head F, may in some cases be made in the form ofhooks. This, however,will necessitate the yokes being made of much heavier rods in order to secure the necessary stiffness, and will not be so desirable as the form shown. In some cases only one instead of two of the yokes g may be employed, and, again, in some cases it may be desirableto employ more than two of these yokes. The wheels H IK- may, in some cases, be dispensed with and gears be used in their stead. Gears, however, will not be so desirable for use in this connection as the friction-wheels, because their use will necessitate the shaft M being moved a much greater distance to connect and disconnect them. It is also to be understood that whether pulleys or gears are used upon the shaft M they may, instead of engaging directly with the pulley or gearH, be arranged to engage with said pulley or 'gear through intermediates, and these intermediates may be so proportioned as to either increase or decrease the'speed of the head F and the pressure exerted by the yoke or yokcs g, as may be desirable in any particular case.

The apparatus just described, although especially designed for use in bundling kindlingwood, will be found well adapted-for use in bundling laths, staves, pickets, and otherarticles which it is desirable shall be tied together in bundles for handling orshipment.

\Vhat I claim is- 1. The combinatiomwiththerack orsupport 0, adapted to receive and hold the bund1e,.of the yoke or yokes 9, attached to the head F and arranged to compress the bundle and the screwshaft-E,working in the head F, and provided with the wheel H and connections by which it is turned first in one direction and then in the other to operate the head to compress andirelease the bundle, substantially as described.

2. The combination,with therack orsupport (7, adapted to receive and hold the bundle, and having the slots 2,for receiving the cord with which the bundle is to be tied, of the yoke or yokes 9, attached to the head F and arranged to compress the bundle,and the screw-shaft E, working in the head F, and providedwith. the wheel H and connections by which it is turned first in one direction and then in the other. to operate the head to compress and release the bundle, substantially as described. 1

3. The combination, with the rack or suppor G, adapted to receive and hold the bundle and provided with the plate 1?, for squaring the end of the bundle, of the yoke or yokes ,,attached to the headF and arranged to compress the bundle, and the screw-shaft E,workingin the head F, and provided with the wheel H and connections by which it is turned first in one direction and then in the other to operate thehead to compress and release the bundle, substantially as described.

4:. The combination,with the rack or support 0, adapted to receive and hold the bundle, of the yoke or yokes 9, attached to the head F and arranged to compress the bundle, the screwshaft E, working in the head F and provided with the wheel H, and the wheels I K, mounted upon the sliding shaft M, and arranged to engage with the wheel H, to turn the same first in one direction and then in the other, to operate the head to compress and release the bundle, substantially as described.

5. The combination, with the rack or support 0, adapted to receive and hold the bundle, of the yoke or yokes 9, attached to the head F, and arranged to compress the bundle, the screwshaft E, working in the head F and provided with the Wheel H and connections by which nesses.

JOSEPH W. BLAISDELL. Witnesses:

J. A. HOVEY, JAMEs J. KENNEDY. 

